Attorney General Todd Blanche wants the judges who caught ICE breaking 96 court orders blocked from hearing any of its cases.
Today Blanche accused all but one of Minnesota’s federal judges of misconduct for talking to the New York Times about Operation Metro Surge.
In January, Judge Patrick Schiltz, a George W. Bush appointee, counted the violations across 74 cases and warned that “ICE is not a law unto itself.”
Blanche says the government deserves a fair and impartial judge, “just like every litigant in court.” Most litigants who ignore 96 court orders don’t get to pick a new judge.
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Source: Politico
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Source: CBS News
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Source: The Pennsylvania Capital Star
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Source: The Washington Post
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Source: CNBC
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Source: The Independent
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Source: The Hill
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Source: Reuters
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Source: NBC News
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Source: The Ohio Capital Journal
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Source: USA Today
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Source: The Anchorage Daily News
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Source: Federal News Network
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Justice Department files misconduct complaint against seven Minnesota federal judges who spoke to the New York Times about ICE's 96 court-order violations in January.
Source: KARE Minneapolis
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Source: Courthouse News Service
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Source: Stateline
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Source: Roll Call
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Source: The Associated Press
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Source: The Associated Press
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Source: News Nation
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Source: The Hill
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Source: Boulder Reporting Lab
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Source: Federal News Network
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